My windshield spontaneously developed a crack while parked in my driveway for a week. no debris was found around the vehicle. looks like it started with the top passenger side and extended 1 foot down and 1.5 feet across to the drivers side.
Windshield developed a cracked under passenger side windshield wiper and has now spread across the bottom of my windshield. vehicle was stationary when i noticed it
I have had issues with my subaru windshield where i have had to get the windshield replaced multiple times in a short time span. within the last year, i've had to replaced the windshield twice already(21jul2017 and 11may2018). after getting the car back last friday (may 11th, 2018) after getting the second replacement, i got another crack/chip while driving home from work under normal driving conditions. i fear that this latest crack may spread and will force me to replace the windshield for a third time. i don't feel that the windshields are strong enough to protect against slight impacts and my children no longer feel safe in the vehicle after seeing the windshield crack so many times in the last year.
In the less than two years i have owned my vehicle, i have had to replace the windshield once (when it was less than a year old) and repaired cracks 3 times, the latest being today. all damages were done by gravel picked off the road, and not in construction zones. not only have i never had any problems with my previous vehicle driving down the same roads, in the same state of repair, but neither have my parents in 20+ years of driving 5 different makes/models on the same roads. not only is the windshield ridiculously fragile, since i have the 'eyesight' safety feature, i was told that i could not replace the windshield with an oem/generic windshield. i would have to replace the flimsy windshield with another flimsy subaru windshield. if i did not, not only would they not guarantee that the safety feature i paid over $1500 additional for would work, but they wouldn't even attempt to calibrate it should it be needed. i have seen other complaints about subaru windshields, so this is obviously a known issue. subaru should work on reinforcing their windshields at the very least, especially if they are forcing people to buy them. this should also be information given to prospective buyers.
One morning after being parked all night, we noticed a six inch crack appeared one day in the front windshield half way up at the passenger side edge and extending toward the driver side. there is no impact or chip site in the windshield.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 subaru legacy. while the vehicle was stationary, the driver and passenger side mirrors reflected the silver chrome from around the air conditioning vents. the contact stated that this obstructed the view of the road on several occasions. the dealer tinted the windows, but the issue recurred. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 33,200.
Front windshield got crack upon being hitting by a foreign obstacle, maybe a pebble. within a day, the crack line extended to more than 1 foot, which affected front visibility. within a few weeks, the same problem happened to my 2017 subaru outback that shares the same windshield component with legacy. in the past, i had windshield cracks with other cars i owned but the cracks did not grow as fast as subaru's. i am wondering if the subaru's windshield used in legacy and outback may have a material problem or a manufacturing issue.
I bought the car as a dealer car (they told me it was registered to a manager as a test car). it had 4,810 miles when i bought it. i have driven the car just over 300 miles. when i test drive it, it made a sound like a stone hit the windshield. then almost every time i have driven it since, including three times today, it made the same exact sound. i was driving both in city traffic (red light to red light) and on a toll road with limited traffic. when i got out and looked at the windshield, i noticed literally 50 or more small "chips" in the windshield.
Within a month of purchasing brand new, my 2016 legacy developed a massive crack at the bottom of the windshield near the defrost. i replaced the windshield with a new subaru windshield only to have it crack again in a different place within a few months. i contacted subaru as there is a known problem with the windshields on the early 2016 models and they refused to assist.
High gloss navigation screen and high gloss finish on vents reflect sun at certain angles and result in sun being reflected into drivers eyes causing a blinding condition. this happens when driving during daylight when sun is out. this is a severe and significant safety issue. i have driven subarus for years and just got the 2016 legacy. have never had this problem with any other vehicle. have to put a towel over area when sun is out to drive without being blinded.